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Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Oct. 2022 |
Sept. 2023 |
Oct. 2023 |
Oct. 2022 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug. 2023 |
Sept. 2023 |
Oct. 2023 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
203,522 | 204,756 | 204,867 | 203,522 | 204,433 | 204,536 | 204,645 | 204,756 | 204,867 |
Civilian labor force |
126,215 | 127,706 | 127,686 | 126,180 | 127,306 | 127,329 | 127,976 | 127,829 | 127,651 |
Participation rate |
62.0 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.0 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.5 | 62.4 | 62.3 |
Employed |
122,490 | 123,547 | 123,623 | 122,063 | 123,389 | 123,393 | 123,571 | 123,456 | 123,220 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.2 | 60.3 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 60.1 |
Unemployed |
3,725 | 4,160 | 4,063 | 4,117 | 3,917 | 3,936 | 4,405 | 4,373 | 4,431 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Not in labor force |
77,308 | 77,049 | 77,181 | 77,342 | 77,127 | 77,207 | 76,669 | 76,926 | 77,216 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
66,025 | 66,622 | 66,334 | 66,032 | 66,543 | 66,414 | 66,565 | 66,643 | 66,360 |
Participation rate |
70.3 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.0 |
Employed |
64,276 | 64,514 | 64,359 | 64,026 | 64,545 | 64,423 | 64,324 | 64,321 | 64,135 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.4 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 67.6 |
Unemployed |
1,749 | 2,108 | 1,975 | 2,006 | 1,998 | 1,991 | 2,241 | 2,322 | 2,225 |
Unemployment rate |
2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
55,592 | 56,503 | 56,501 | 55,340 | 55,994 | 56,188 | 56,451 | 56,401 | 56,255 |
Participation rate |
57.2 | 58.0 | 57.9 | 57.0 | 57.6 | 57.7 | 58.0 | 57.9 | 57.7 |
Employed |
54,043 | 54,912 | 55,002 | 53,691 | 54,536 | 54,690 | 54,826 | 54,810 | 54,662 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.6 | 56.3 | 56.4 | 55.3 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 56.3 | 56.2 | 56.1 |
Unemployed |
1,550 | 1,592 | 1,498 | 1,649 | 1,458 | 1,498 | 1,625 | 1,591 | 1,593 |
Unemployment rate |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,597 | 4,581 | 4,851 | 4,807 | 4,769 | 4,727 | 4,960 | 4,785 | 5,036 |
Participation rate |
36.8 | 36.6 | 38.7 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 37.8 | 39.6 | 38.2 | 40.2 |
Employed |
4,171 | 4,121 | 4,262 | 4,346 | 4,308 | 4,281 | 4,421 | 4,324 | 4,423 |
Employment-population ratio |
33.4 | 32.9 | 34.0 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 35.3 |
Unemployed |
426 | 460 | 589 | 462 | 461 | 447 | 539 | 460 | 613 |
Unemployment rate |
9.3 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
34,237 | 34,751 | 34,788 | 34,237 | 34,644 | 34,678 | 34,714 | 34,751 | 34,788 |
Civilian labor force |
21,368 | 21,808 | 21,996 | 21,247 | 21,695 | 21,751 | 21,746 | 21,868 | 21,871 |
Participation rate |
62.4 | 62.8 | 63.2 | 62.1 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 62.9 |
Employed |
20,124 | 20,622 | 20,716 | 19,988 | 20,402 | 20,496 | 20,596 | 20,616 | 20,601 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.8 | 59.3 | 59.5 | 58.4 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 59.3 | 59.3 | 59.2 |
Unemployed |
1,244 | 1,186 | 1,281 | 1,259 | 1,292 | 1,255 | 1,150 | 1,253 | 1,270 |
Unemployment rate |
5.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Not in labor force |
12,869 | 12,943 | 12,792 | 12,990 | 12,949 | 12,927 | 12,969 | 12,883 | 12,918 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
9,836 | 10,197 | 10,063 | 9,783 | 10,053 | 10,114 | 10,131 | 10,185 | 10,025 |
Participation rate |
67.6 | 68.7 | 67.8 | 67.2 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 67.5 |
Employed |
9,335 | 9,650 | 9,547 | 9,269 | 9,465 | 9,576 | 9,620 | 9,611 | 9,494 |
Employment-population ratio |
64.1 | 65.0 | 64.3 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 64.7 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 63.9 |
Unemployed |
500 | 547 | 516 | 514 | 588 | 538 | 511 | 574 | 531 |
Unemployment rate |
5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,770 | 10,861 | 11,148 | 10,696 | 10,886 | 10,922 | 10,872 | 10,873 | 11,055 |
Participation rate |
62.6 | 62.5 | 64.1 | 62.2 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 63.6 |
Employed |
10,140 | 10,394 | 10,517 | 10,080 | 10,300 | 10,353 | 10,359 | 10,389 | 10,464 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.0 | 59.8 | 60.5 | 58.6 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 60.2 |
Unemployed |
630 | 467 | 630 | 616 | 586 | 569 | 514 | 485 | 590 |
Unemployment rate |
5.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
762 | 750 | 786 | 768 | 756 | 715 | 742 | 810 | 791 |
Participation rate |
30.6 | 29.5 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 31.8 | 31.0 |
Employed |
648 | 579 | 651 | 639 | 638 | 568 | 617 | 616 | 642 |
Employment-population ratio |
26.0 | 22.7 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 25.2 |
Unemployed |
114 | 172 | 135 | 128 | 118 | 148 | 125 | 194 | 148 |
Unemployment rate |
15.0 | 22.9 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 20.7 | 16.9 | 24.0 | 18.8 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,129 | 17,633 | 17,593 | 17,129 | 17,491 | 17,600 | 17,515 | 17,633 | 17,593 |
Civilian labor force |
11,100 | 11,611 | 11,443 | 11,106 | 11,435 | 11,556 | 11,486 | 11,580 | 11,480 |
Participation rate |
64.8 | 65.8 | 65.0 | 64.8 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.3 |
Employed |
10,776 | 11,288 | 11,094 | 10,781 | 11,073 | 11,288 | 11,131 | 11,250 | 11,129 |
Employment-population ratio |
62.9 | 64.0 | 63.1 | 62.9 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 63.3 |
Unemployed |
323 | 323 | 349 | 325 | 363 | 267 | 355 | 330 | 351 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Not in labor force |
6,029 | 6,023 | 6,150 | 6,023 | 6,056 | 6,044 | 6,029 | 6,053 | 6,112 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |